Pete Nance

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Pete Nance
Pete Nance 2022.jpg
Nance with Northwestern in 2022
No. 8–Cleveland Cavaliers
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-02-19) February 19, 2000 (age 24)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Revere (Richfield, Ohio)
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024 Cleveland Charge
2024–present Cleveland Cavaliers
2024–present→Cleveland Charge
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Pete Lucas Nance (born February 19, 2000) [1] is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Northwestern and North Carolina.

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High school career

Nance played at Revere High School. [2] In his senior season, Nance was 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). [3] That year, Nance led Revere to its first district championship, and he was named the Ohio Division II Player of the Year. [4] On June 29, 2017, Nance committed to playing for Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team starting in the 2018–19 season. [5] [6] In doing so, Nance declined offers from the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University. [7] Nance was a four-star recruit and the highest-ranked recruit in program history. [8] [9] Scout.com ranked him as the 83rd-best overall player and the 19th-best power forward in the country. [10] Meanwhile, 247Sports ranked him 64th overall. [8]

College career

Northwestern

Nance debuted in an exhibition game against the McKendree Bearcats, during which he notched 12 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and four steals in 19 minutes off the bench. [11] In his first regular-season college basketball game, Nance scored three points and provided one assist in a win against the New Orleans Privateers. [12] Nance earned his first collegiate start in an 80–60 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. [13] He averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore. [14] As a junior, Nance averaged 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. [15] He missed a game against Michigan State on January 15, 2022, due to an ankle injury. [16]

Nance averaged 14.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior. After testing the waters in the 2022 NBA draft, Nance ultimately returned to college and transferred to North Carolina. [17]

North Carolina

Nance with North Carolina in 2022 Pete Nance UNC (cropped).jpg
Nance with North Carolina in 2022

Nance transferred to North Carolina to play in his fifth collegiate season, joining a team that had been national runners-up the season prior. He was able to join the Tar Heels due to an NCAA rule granting all student-athletes an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down sports at the end of the 2019–20 season. Immediately becoming a starter and a key part of the rotation, Nance and the Tar Heels struggled through an up-and-down season. Hampered by a nagging back injury that kept him out of a few games, Nance started all 30 games in which he played as a Tar Heel. He averaged 10 points and 6 rebounds per game, and shot 42% from the floor in his lone season in Chapel Hill. [18]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Nance joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on September 13, 2023, he signed with the Cavaliers. [19] However, he was waived on October 21 [20] and one week later, signed with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. [21]

On January 18, 2024, Nance signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, [22] making him the third member of the Nance family to play for the Cavaliers (after his father Larry and brother Larry Jr.). [23] On January 30, he returned to the Cleveland Charge [24] and on February 19, he signed a two-way contract with the Cavaliers. [25]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Cleveland 202.1.000——.0.0.0.0.0
Career202.1.000——.0.0.0.0.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Northwestern 23113.9.347.263.4171.7.8.3.32.9
2019–20 Northwestern 302026.2.400.297.6866.01.6.31.08.5
2020–21 Northwestern 242327.7.495.364.7846.81.8.6.711.1
2021–22 Northwestern 303027.2.497.452.7686.52.7.31.114.6
2022–23 North Carolina 303030.2.422.320.8166.01.7.31.110.0
Career13710425.3.449.347.7595.51.7.4.99.7

Personal life

Nance is the son of Larry Nance and the younger brother of Larry Nance Jr., both of whom have played in the National Basketball Association. [6] He also has an older sister named Casey. [6]

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